TY - DATA
T1 - The genome of the Chinese crocodile lizard; Shinisaurus crocodilurus
AU - Gao, Jian
AU - Qiye Li
AU - Zongji Wang
AU - Zhou, Yang
AU - Martelli, Paolo
AU - Li, Fang
AU - Zijun Xiong
AU - Wang, Jian
AU - Huanming Yang
AU - Guojie Zhang
DO - 10.5524/100315
AB - The Chinese crocodile lizard, Shinisaurus crocodilurus, is the only living representative of the monotypic family Shinisauridae under the order Squamata. It is an obligate semi-aquatic, viviparous, diurnal species restricted to specific portions of mountainous locations in southwestern China and northeastern Vietnam. However, in the past several decades, this species has undergone a rapid decrease in population size due to illegal poaching and habitat disruption, making this unique reptile species endangered and listed in CITES Appendix II since 1990. A proposal to uplist it to Appendix I was passed at the CITES CoP17 in 2016.
To promote the conservation of this species, we sequenced the genome of a male Chinese crocodile lizard using a whole-genome shotgun strategy on the Illumina HiSeq 2000 platform. In total, we generated ~291Gb raw sequencing data (149X depth) from 13 libraries with insert sizes ranging from 250 bp to 40 kb. After filtering for PCR-duplicated and low-quality reads, ~137 Gb clean data (70X depth) were obtained for genome assembly. We yielded a draft genome assembly with a total length of 2.24 Gb and an N50 scaffold size of 1.47 Mb. The assembled genome was predicted to contain 20,150 protein-coding genes and up to 1,114 Mb (49.6%) of repetitive elements.
The genomic resource of the Chinese crocodile lizard will contribute to deciphering the biology of this organism and provides an essential tool for conservation efforts. It also provides a valuable resource for future study of squamate evolution.
KW - Genomic
KW - Chinese crocodile lizard, Shinisaurus crocodilurus, sequencing, genome assembly, annotation
PY - 2017
PB - GigaScience Database
LA - eng
ER -